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Help Net Security: Interview with Mark G. Sobell

"What's your take on the adoption of Linux in the
enterprise? Do you think it will give a boost to
security?

"Of course Linux boosts security. Take a proprietary OS that
only a few people get to look at versus an open source OS that
thousands of people review and update regularly. Which will have
fewer bugs and security holes? If you are running a company and can
use an OS whose source code you cannot look at or one that you can
have your programmers review and modify as appropriate, which are
you going to use? They used to say, 'No one ever got fired for
buying IBM,' but times have changed and IBM is not it anymore. So
it goes with MS. Not that I think they are going out of business
tomorrow. IBM is still a strong competitor. But it is interesting
to see that where IBM once jumped into bed with MS, they are taking
a much different route with Linux. You can buy Linux from multiple
vendors on an IBM box..."